Stanford Cardinal Men XC for Top 10 at NCAA

I mean, if they aren't top 10 it would be a prodigious waste of talent.

Seriously, they have sucked the past few years considering the talent they attract.

on paper this is a pretty good team, but their inconsistency scares me.

Korolev is super inconsistent

one of the Rosas is always injured

McGorty started off gangbusters last year, then faded badly

pin racer wrote:

on paper this is a pretty good team, but their inconsistency scares me.

Korolev is super inconsistent

one of the Rosas is always injured

McGorty started off gangbusters last year, then faded badly

Mcgorty had one bad race and a DNF in xc, but had an excellent redshirt track season, running 13:38 in his 5k debut. He'll be fine.

Seems like a jinx to have NCAA Champs on the schedule in early August. No guarantees of actually running it.

Top 10?

if that did not happen, coach should be fired.

Good grief. they return a top 5 Rosa, and the other was always better than him.

pin racer wrote:

on paper this is a pretty good team, but their inconsistency scares me.

Korolev is super inconsistent

one of the Rosas is always injured

McGorty started off gangbusters last year, then faded badly

Those guys need to be ready to race on one day 109 from now.

Does an invitational, or regional victory matter?

pin racer wrote:

on paper this is a pretty good team, but their inconsistency scares me.

Korolev is super inconsistent

one of the Rosas is always injured

McGorty started off gangbusters last year, then faded badly

McGorty faded *slightly* at the 10K distance, like most freshmen do, and has looked great in limited appearances since then.

One of the Rosas has been hurt for much of the last few years, yeah, but it appears that they're both healthy now, super-fit, and highly motivated.

What happened in the last few years is not very relevant right now.

Korolev has been highly inconsistent, that's true, but he's also one of the most talented longer-distance guys in the country, he's super-psyched to compete for a national championship, and he's got three other guys that can run with him and push him now --which he obviously hasn't had before.

Big difference.

The bigger issue is the number 5 spot.

They have lots of candidates, but we'll have to see if one or two or three emerge to solidify the top 5.

Altitude Bunny wrote:

Mcgorty had one bad race and a DNF in xc, but had an excellent redshirt track season, running 13:38 in his 5k debut. He'll be fine.

McGorty has a back injury which has hampered his summer training. He should be able to run later in the season, but he may not be at the top of his game.

runner dad with advice wrote:

Altitude Bunny wrote:

Mcgorty had one bad race and a DNF in xc, but had an excellent redshirt track season, running 13:38 in his 5k debut. He'll be fine.

McGorty has a back injury which has hampered his summer training. He should be able to run later in the season, but he may not be at the top of his game.

Do you know this first-hand? Are you saying he hasn't been able to run at all?

Do you know this first-hand? Are you saying he hasn't been able to run at all?

No. Technically, fourth-hand. Don't know details. Just that he hasn't been able to train this summer like he has in the past.

My take is that he had a great Freshman year, but was sick at regionals and nats. Even if he replicates his prenats performance, Stanford is in really good shape.

I think they'll be second behind CO.

@runner dad with advice: You were correct with your prediction.

Sean McGorty

11-22-14 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships XC 10K 30:41.9 20

10-31-14 Pac-12 Cross Country Championships XC 8K 24:02.5 13

http://xc.tfrrs.org/athletes/4507553.html

1 Colorado 2:33:08 30:37

65 - 5 7 8 19 26 32 171

2 Stanford 2:33:44 30:44

98 - 4 17 22 25 30 57 84

http://www.tfrrs.org/results/xc/7652.html